Well, I certainly know the ones who can't stand Blaze material, but they're also sceptics about reunion era Maiden. Others are vaguely aware there was a different singer for a while, and that's about it.
The inevitable 1990s tour after Book of Souls Tour ends
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Well, I certainly know the ones who can't stand Blaze material, but they're also sceptics about reunion era Maiden. Others are vaguely aware there was a different singer for a while, and that's about it.
bearfan
Ancient Mariner
For sure, there are plenty of people that prefer the early Maiden ... in some ways I am one of them, but also like the new stuff quite a bit. They are who they are and play the style that fits them best now, which is what they should do versus trying to make Trooper 2 and a big reason I have a lot of respect for the band, they are not taking the easiest road here
StormTheTrooper
Running to the Hills
Maiden likes to leave their comfort zone, just see their album tours. When the majority of the big bands play 2 or 3 songs of their "promoting album", Maiden play 6-7 (or the whole, in the AMOLAD Tour). They have one song from the 90s that is The Hit (FotD), a couple that the majority of the fans at least know (Bring Your Daughter, Clansman, Sign of the Cross, ATSS, Wasting Love) and a few playable songs that could work as deep cuts (Be Quick or Be Dead, From Here to Eternity, Holy Smoke, Tailgunner, Lord of the Flies, Man on the Edge, Futureal). If the guys were 5 years younger, i'm sure that they would do. The average attendance, around 10.000, would remain. Of course they would see less attendance in the US, where the majority of the fans check the songs before deciding if they go or not, but, in Latin America, Asia, Oceania and Europe, they would not lose a single ticket. I say more: a lot of fans here in Brazil would be thrilled to hear The Clansman and Sign of the Cross live.
But, the whole issue here is: the clock is ticking. They have 2 or 3 tour cycles left. So, on this scenario, the 90s tour would be a time that would be better used releasing another album. Anyway, wherever they decide, i'll attend
But, the whole issue here is: the clock is ticking. They have 2 or 3 tour cycles left. So, on this scenario, the 90s tour would be a time that would be better used releasing another album. Anyway, wherever they decide, i'll attend
bearfan
Ancient Mariner
Anyway, wherever they decide, i'll attend
Same here, they could go on a "Bearfan's 18 least favorite Maiden songs tour" and I'd still show up ... they really only have 1 song I totally cannot stand (Weekend Warriors) ... the rest is at least decent on the albums and probably somewhat better live.
JudasMyGuide
Ancient Mariner
This. I personally divide Maiden in two real "eras" - pre-X Factor and post-X Factor. I usually lump NPFTD and FOTD together with the latter, because those album are full of breaking boundaries and experimenting (and have Janick)... But the line TXF -> BNW -> AMOLAD -> TFF -> TBOS is quite clear, IMHO.
StormTheTrooper
Running to the Hills
Forostar
Ancient Mariner
I sure hope so.
Well said. This sounds realistic. It can happen, but just in a small format.
Cat Milk Supreme
Ancient Mariner
Yeah I was at Sonisphere UK 2010 and it was brilliant as was TFF proper in 2011 but certainly would not be complaining if I had got BTATS and Paschendale. You win!
Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
FTB
Stranger in a Strange Board
They could do worse: play the video as an intro tape!
Why worse? Song kicks fuckin Ass, Chorus with this kind of Harmony is killer.
Video is shit though
Lego
Ancient Mariner
I agree with you. There will be no full 90s tour. I'm saying this as a huge NPFTD/X Factor fan- they're not going to devote a massive expense and amount of time to their least successful/most turbulent era, especially as they probably don't have that much more time left as an active band.
In a perfect world, it would have been great to see them plan out the history tours a little better, with less overlap.
I was hoping the 2013 and/or 14 legs of Maiden England would have done some justice to the 90s albums, but we got more of the same.
Yeah, the way they announced the history project back in 2004 sounded a lot different from what we got. But who knows, maybe they did have a master plan, but things did not develop the way they expected. By all means, the North American leg of the Early Days tour must be considered a fiasco, having a support slot on a festival tour and all. The Somewhere Back in Time tour on the other hand must have turned out so massively successful that they just decided to extend it to 2009, and by the time the Maiden England tour hit the road, they had probably thrown all previous plans overboard. I'm still convinced that something went wrong with the release cycle of TFF, that it didn't perform as expected and put them/the management off a new album cycle for a while.
Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
The album was #1 all over the world though. What do you think went wrong?
#1 doesn't mean what it used to. Someone responsible for Maiden's financial plans may have thought that albums sell as they did ten years prior and made all the plans based on that.
AncientMariner_Essex
Ancient Mariner
Just to throw in my 2 cents I highly doubt maiden will continue with the history tours. I think more than anything time isn't on their side. With Bruce's illness, Harry turning 60 and Nicko well in his 60's they need to concentrate on a new album and leave the history tours alone.
Now, having said that I would be well up for the band continuing the history of iron maiden documentaries. Re-releasing live at Donnington with a ton of bonus features and part 4 of the history documentary would be a great idea.
Despite what many people may think of maiden in the 90's that decade is probably the most interesting period in the bands history. They had their first ever UK no:1 single, the drama surrounding Bruce leaving, blaze coming in and just as the decade coming to an end Bruce and Adrian re-join. During this decade they served up 4 albums and were still huge in many parts of the world.
Being from the uk I never understand when people say maiden lost fans in the 90's. Maybe in fickle America where it seems the biggest "play the classics" section of their fanbase exists. In the UK maiden were as big if not bigger in the early 90's than they they ever were. No: 1 single in 1990 and fear of the dark went to no:1 in the album charts plus they headlined monsters of Rock again on the fear of the dark tour which was a big deal back then.
Sadly, if they were to carry on with the history documentaries I can see part 4 being a quick 20min scan through the 90's leaving all the interesting stuff out. As much as I've loved the history documentaries they have declined in quality. Very disappointed with part 3. Not that it was shit but at 45 mins it was just too short.
Now, having said that I would be well up for the band continuing the history of iron maiden documentaries. Re-releasing live at Donnington with a ton of bonus features and part 4 of the history documentary would be a great idea.
Despite what many people may think of maiden in the 90's that decade is probably the most interesting period in the bands history. They had their first ever UK no:1 single, the drama surrounding Bruce leaving, blaze coming in and just as the decade coming to an end Bruce and Adrian re-join. During this decade they served up 4 albums and were still huge in many parts of the world.
Being from the uk I never understand when people say maiden lost fans in the 90's. Maybe in fickle America where it seems the biggest "play the classics" section of their fanbase exists. In the UK maiden were as big if not bigger in the early 90's than they they ever were. No: 1 single in 1990 and fear of the dark went to no:1 in the album charts plus they headlined monsters of Rock again on the fear of the dark tour which was a big deal back then.
Sadly, if they were to carry on with the history documentaries I can see part 4 being a quick 20min scan through the 90's leaving all the interesting stuff out. As much as I've loved the history documentaries they have declined in quality. Very disappointed with part 3. Not that it was shit but at 45 mins it was just too short.
soundwave
Educated Fool
Interesting...I didn't live in the UK in the 90s (grew up there in part of the 80s), but I visited family several times in Dumfries and Oxford in the early 90s...and I never saw Maiden related material anywhere -shops, magazines, ads etc...(Metallica completely eclipsed them). Though maybe I was just unlucky. Glad to hear that they had a bigger presence back in the UK than I initially thought.
One of my general Maiden pet peeves is that they almost always gloss over with my favorite period (84-88). Mick Wall's book barely covered it, and the part 3 documentary was underwhelming.
I have mixed feelings on the 90s in general. Part of the problem is that I discovered several other bands in that era, so 90s Maiden never resonated with me as strongly as 80s and reunion era Maiden...but I will say that the X Factor is still one of my favorites of all time. That album was brilliant.
Forostar
Ancient Mariner
Amen. A most moving period that deserves significant attention.
Yep. They decided as carefully about this as about their decision to not film Somewhere on Tour.
Without the slightest thought of long term preservation.
